Physical evaluation of a system for direct digital intra-oral radiography based on a charge-coupled device

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 277-283

  Yoshiura, K ^a   Stamatakis, H C ^b   Welander, U ^b   McDavid, W D ^c   Shi, X Q ^b   Ban, S ^a   Kawazu, T ^a   Tatsumi, M ^a   Kanda, S ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital radiography, dental; Radiography, dental; Technology, radiologic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFACTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; PHOTONS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0033186887     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600457     Document Type: Article

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